Britt v. Mallard-Griffin, Inc.

The plaintiff, having gone to the defendant’s place of business for the purpose of purchasing building supplies and having made his purchase, asked for and received permission to use the saw to prepare his purchase for his use.

Having given permission to the plaintiff to use the saw, the defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff to warn him of any hidden dangers or unsafe conditions of which the defendant knew or in the exercise of reasonable supervision and inspection should have known and which were unknown to the plaintiff. The condition of the saw and the premises surrounding the saw were…